The presence of the joint forces of the coalition on the island of Socotra, is within the coordination with the legitimate Yemeni government, and that coalition welcomes the statement issued by tribes and sheikhs of Saada Province, totally rejecting the Iranian-backed Houthi coup, the Official Spokesman for the coalition forces "coalition to support the legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki announced here today. Col. Al-Maliki said, at the regular conference of the joint forces of the coalition command that the coalition has begun operating humanitarian air bridge, with two monthly flights as per two-week trip from Sanaa to Cairo. He praised the efforts exerted by the legitimate Yemeni government, the joint forces command, the World Health Organization, in Yemen, to coordinate and overcome all difficulties resulting from the Houthi coup or problems in the airspace, at Sanaa airport, pointing out that the aircraft will transport patients or those in need of health care from Sanaa to Cairo, aboard United Nations' aircrafts. He stressed the Alliance adherence that the political solution, in Yemen, must be done through the three references for the political solution, which are UN resolution no. 2216 Gulf initiative and its mechanism of implementation as well as the outcome of the Yemeni national dialogue. Colonel al-Maliki reviewed the explosion of shrapnel inside the Turkish ship in the waiting area of the port of Salif on Thursday, May 10, at 11.25 pm, pointing out that one of the coalition ships has received a call from inside the Turkish ship, stating that there was an explosion on board the ship, and the ship to the area of operations to secure the safety of ships, as the Houthi militia deliberately accumulate ships in the waiting area, which is only a few kilometers from the entrance to the port of Salif, noting that the ship was carrying wheat coming from Russia and carrying the flag of the State of Turkey, with 23 sailors, which was guided to move to the logistics area. Then the Naval Forces offered to give a hand and it conducted a reconnaissance operation through the naval aircraft and found a hole in the left side with a diameter of about one diameter point five meters, and then the coalition naval forces paid a visit the ship, found an internal explosion on the vessel and for the purpose of verification of the explosion that took place on the ship, it was directed with the consent of the coalition naval forces to the port of Jizan, noting that the ship is now there and that investigation procedures related to the incident will take place. -- more 22:51 LOCAL TIME 19:51 GMT 0045 www.spa.gov.sa/1766106
